Improvement in combined seed-planter and plow



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seed-Planter.- No. 86,457. Patented Feb. 2,1869J me /W1 09 W 1 provedmachine for attachment, to 'plows, by meansof .or toothed, to enable itto take r fitaten s sse E MANUEL s E I BEL, or WITTENBURG, M l s s oUuI.

Letters Patent No. 86,457, dated February 2, 1869. I

IMPROVEMENT 11v COMBINED snnnPL NTER AND PLOW. HM The Schedule referredto in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL SEIBEL, of Witteriburg, in the county ofPerry, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and improved CombinedSeed- Planter and Plow; a'nd-I do hereby declare that the following isafull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a side view of a plow illustratingmyinvent-ion, part of themould-board being broken away to show the construction.

My invention has for itsobject to furnish an imwhich the seed may be'planted as .the furrow in opened by the' plow, which shall be soconstructed as to operate automatically, dropping the seed wherever theplow can go, being thus especially adapted for use in new, stumpy, orrough ground; and

It consists in the construction and combination of the various parts ofthe machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the beam,

B are the handles, and

O is the mould board of the pl0w, about the construction of which partsthere is nothing new,

I) is a wheel, the journals of which revolve in bear ings in the frameof the plow, or in supports attached to said plow, in such a positionthat the face of said wheel mayconie in contact with the ground in thebottom of the furrow, so asto be revolved by said contact. The face ofthe wheel D should be corrugated, a-surer hold upon the ground, andprevent its slipping thereon.

Upon the side of the wheel D are formed projections or teeth, (1', whichstrike against and operate the levervalve of the hopper, or seed-box.

E is the seed-box, or hopper, which is securelyattached to the frame ofthe plow, and which is provided 'of the slide 3,

E, in such a position that its free end with an opening through itsbottom.

F is a slide, securely attached to the bottom of the hopper E, and whichis formed with a hole through it corresponding with the hole through thebottom of the hopper E.

G is a plate, sliding'in a groove in the upper side and which has a holethrough it, for the passageof the seed, so that by adjusting theposition of the said sliding orifice may be adjusted at pleasure.

The openingupon the outer side of the slide F is closed by a valve, H,which is pivoted to supports attached tothe bottom of the hopper E, andthe forward end of which extends forward into such a position as to bestruck and operated by the projections or teeth at upon the side of thewheel D, as hereinbefore described. g

.' I is a spring, attached to the bottom of the'hopper may restagainstthe valve H and hold it up against the discharge-ori- (ice, to preventthe escape of the seed except when the said valve is operated by thesaid wheel D..

The sliding plate G is moved back and forward, to adjust it, by means ofthe screw J, the forward end of which is swivelledto an arm or flangeupon the rear end ofthe said sliding plate G, and which passes throughan arm or flange upon the rear end of the slide F.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent The combinationof the wheel D, having projections or teeth d formed upon its side,

box E, with each other and with an ordinary plow,

substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

EMANUEL SEIBEL.

Witnesses: r

G. F. Sonnrnr,

Fnrnnnron GRASS.

plate G, the size of thedischarging,

valve H, spring I, slide Gr, slide-plate F, swivelled screw J, andhopper or seed-

